Non-league round-up: Kidderminster Harriers suffer another late heartbreak
Kidderminster Harriers suffered late heartbreak in the National League North as Buxton snatched an injury time equaliser.
For the second home game in a row, Harriers were hit late on and denied a win when they seemed destined for all three points.
The hosts struck first when Amari Morgan-Smith opened his account for the season midway through the first half by rolling the ball beyond the goalkeeper from inside the box.
Buxton levelled early in the second half when Callum Ebanks squared for Luke Brennan on the break, who slotted the ball into the back of the net.
But Harriers restored their lead two minutes later when Kurt Willoughby got his first goal for the club with a strong finish following a corner.
Neither side had control of the game in the latter stages but it was Harriers that were closing in on a win, until Buxton levelled in the sixth minute of added time, after the officials had announced a minimum of four minutes.
A well-placed free-kick was lifted into the box and Max Bardell rose highest to head home from close range and secure the visitors a point.
In the Northern Premier Division, Rushall Olympic's match at FC United of Manchester was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch following sustained rain in the north west.
But Hednesford's match did go ahead, as they picked up a 2-0 win over Gainsborough Trinity.
The hosts made the perfect start when Ahkeem Rose fired them into the lead after five minutes.
He then added a second in the 18th minute, which was enough to secure the three points.
In the Southern Central Premier, Halesowen Town snatched a victory with a late winner over St Ives Town.
James Kellermann's 86th minute finish earned them the win between two teams fighting it out in the middle of the table.
Head coach Russ Penn said: “I thought we were excellent today, but if I was to find some negatives it would be our quality in the final third.
“It felt like we were going to be in for a frustrating evening, but the two subs linked up and got us the huge late winner.
“We had Charlie Wragg and Richard Gregory both out injured so we had to kind of play a false nine today, but Harry Burns filled that role well, and then Kellermann when he came on.”
It was Halesowen's first league win in five and first league clean sheet of the season, in what is likely to be a huge win for them.
There was a defeat for Stourbridge, however, who lost 3-1 to Redditch United.
The hosts took the lead before Stourbridge equalised through Shay Willock in the 75th minute.
But Redditch grabbed two late goals to break Stourbridge hearts.
In the Northern One West, Chasetown picked up a strong 3-1 win over Trafford, but there were defeats for both Darlaston Town and Sporting Khalsa.
Darlaston lost 2-1 at home to Vauxhall Motors, while Khalsa were smashed 4-0 at Mossley.
Stafford Rangers were not in league action and instead turned their focus to the second qualifying round of the FA Trophy.
But they came out on the wrong end of a seven-goal thriller against Sporting Club Inkberrow, losing 4-3 and bringing their FA Trophy campaign to an end.
